Across the world, Nawawi (Nawawi 
, นาวาวี 
, Навави 
) is quite a common boy's first name. The first name Nawawi is habitual in South-eastern Asia, particularly Indonesia, where it is quite a rare principally male, but very seldom feminine name, Thailand, where it is a rare boy's name, and Singapore. In absolute terms, it is commonest in South-eastern Asia, particularly Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia. More prevalently, Nawawi is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Nawawi | Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Egypt, Malaysia |
| นาวาวี | Thailand |
| Навави | Russia |
| hadari nawawi ID (b. 1942) |
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| nono sukarno nawawi ID (b. 1956) |
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| mirnawan nawawi Malaysian hockey player, MY (b. 1971) |
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| fauzi nawawi Malaysian actor, MY (b. 1973) |
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| zaenuddin nawawi Indonesian political candidate, ID |
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| devi abdurrahman nawawi Indonesian political candidate, ID |
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| imam nawawi association football player (1992-), ID (b. 1992) |
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